The king, prefering his son to be a more conventional emperor, surrounded him with luxury to attach him to a worldly life, The streets were cleared of unpleasant sights so he was blissfully unaware of the suffering of the world. But the plan backfire

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2015年

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Moammar Gadhafi came to power in Libya on September first, nineteen sixty-nine. He led a military overthrow while King Idris was away. Early relations with t

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Fighting in Libya between forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi and rebels hoping to overthrow his government continues. Our correspondent Phil Ittner has been reporting about the conflict from opposition-held Benghazi. Today, he traveled by car from Bengh

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So what was going on? I want to investigate their revolutionary ideas to understand what set them in motion.-In this episode, I'm on the trail that most enigmatic philosophers, the Buddha, the wandering seeker of truth that challenged religious ortho

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 May 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld faced tough questioning during an appearance before a foreign affairs group in the southern United States on Thursday. Several

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Anchor: This morning we continue our focus on the business of the US and China. We've been hearing for years that China worries American manufacturers of everything from T-shirts to auto parts. Chinese factories undercut their more expensive US compe

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By David McAlary Washington 15 February 2007 A U.S. spacecraft has provided fresh evidence that water once flowed on Mars. In this case, it is water that ran deep underground through rock fissures, places where scientists say life could have thrived

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 27 November 2006 Kenya Muslim leaders in Kenya are warning the government against allowing foreign militaries to use Kenya as a staging ground for war against Islamists in neighboring Somalia. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu has d

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 17 March 2006 The United Nations' special representative for Iraq says he does not believe Iraq is headed toward a civil war despite an escalation in sectarian violence.

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Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has been inaugurated for a second term following his landslide victory in the country's presidential poll. He also led his party to victory in the parliamentary election. Malawis Bingu wa Mutharika takes oath of

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Libyan Military Captures Gadhafi's Fugitive Son A Libyan revolutionary militia commander from the town of Zintan announced Saturday that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, was captured alive in southern Libya, near

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NTCForcesHammeratGadhafiStrongholdofBaniWalid Forces loyal to Libya's National Transitional Council are making what they hope is the final push for Bani Walid, one of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi's last strongholds. NATO is providing the NTC with ai

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RareGadhafiFootageShowsLibyanDictator'sSofterSide Much of the world has seen the strong, loud and defiant side of the ousted Libyan leader. But there is another side, too. A family man with his granddaughter, recorded on home video found in Tripoli.

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GadhafiLoyalistsFleeinConvoytoNiger Reports that a large convoy of Moammar Gadhafi's supporters has fled Libya for Niger have angered many in the Libyan capital. Citizens want to see their former leader and those around him facing justice at home. A

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A senior U.S. State Department official is warning that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, if he prevails over opposition forces, could return to fomenting terrorism and regional instability. Under-Secretary of State for political Affairs William Burns a

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Gadhafi's Killing in Libya Has Repercussions for Syria The killing of Libya's ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi may prove a cautionary tale to autocrats in the region who face uprisings of their own. Those upheavals are keenly watched by Arab Spring proteste

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By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 05 December 2006 watch Gates report The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing today on Robert Gates -- President Bush's nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. Defense Secretary. Gates had a lo

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By Al Pessin Washington 10 April 2007 The former coalition commander in Iraq, General George Casey, took over as U.S. Army Chief of Staff at a ceremony rich in tradition Tuesday, during which he predicted that the fight against terrorism will continu

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By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo, Egypt 18 September 2009 Mural of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will make his debut at the United Nations General Assembly later this month, after many years in the diplomatic wilderness. Mr. G

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 April 2008 Israel has launched a major civil defense exercise amid fears of war. Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau. Israel is conducting a five-day home-front security drill to prepare for the possibility

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